Comments on: Pro audio apps and Linux. http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/2009/01/28/pro-audio-apps-linux/ Dave Jones' Linux & opensource stuff. Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:35:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: kev009 http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/2009/01/28/pro-audio-apps-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-117 kev009 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:37:40 +0000 http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/?p=110#comment-117 The way I understand it, the DAW or host just needs to have the VST ABI support. The compiled DLLs are just 32bit x86 code. Not totally unlike NDISwrapper. I currently use Ableton Live, my favorite program, on a Windows XP (T42, dual boots Fedora Rawhide). Since Live exists on both Windows and Mac, I'm sure it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to get it going on Linux. Linux seems great in theory with RT and such great efficiency. A lot of the puzzle pieces are in place with Qt, JACK, LV2, but I just don't see it happening any time soon :-(. If the stupid proprietary ISVs would get their act together, Linux would easily become the modern BeOS/Irix and give OS X a run for its money. I love libre software, but for small niches like this commercial software is often the only real option. I suspect most companies and professionals would agree if given the change. It's no secret that most movie studios use Linux for their pipeline, and Linux is almost exclusively used in the EDA field. Apple has really taken the lead with robust audio and midi functionality built into the OS. Logic is a great deal as well. If PulseAudio ever stops sucking, we may some day have something competitive to CoreAudio, but we still need better MIDI functionality. The way I understand it, the DAW or host just needs to have the VST ABI support. The compiled DLLs are just 32bit x86 code. Not totally unlike NDISwrapper.

I currently use Ableton Live, my favorite program, on a Windows XP (T42, dual boots Fedora Rawhide). Since Live exists on both Windows and Mac, I’m sure it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to get it going on Linux. Linux seems great in theory with RT and such great efficiency. A lot of the puzzle pieces are in place with Qt, JACK, LV2, but I just don’t see it happening any time soon :-( . If the stupid proprietary ISVs would get their act together, Linux would easily become the modern BeOS/Irix and give OS X a run for its money. I love libre software, but for small niches like this commercial software is often the only real option. I suspect most companies and professionals would agree if given the change. It’s no secret that most movie studios use Linux for their pipeline, and Linux is almost exclusively used in the EDA field.

Apple has really taken the lead with robust audio and midi functionality built into the OS. Logic is a great deal as well. If PulseAudio ever stops sucking, we may some day have something competitive to CoreAudio, but we still need better MIDI functionality.

]]> By: hollywoodb http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/2009/01/28/pro-audio-apps-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-107 hollywoodb Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:18:02 +0000 http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/?p=110#comment-107 64Studio really is a great effort. I've been running it on my DAW for some time with a decent m-audio ICE1712 card and am quite impressed. Ultimately I'd like to see the PlanetCCRMA packages integrated into Fedora proper with perhaps an external repository for the -rt kernel and utilities, but until that day I patiently run a single non-Fedora/RH system amongst several happy Fedora/RH machines ;) 64Studio really is a great effort. I’ve been running it on my DAW for some time with a decent m-audio ICE1712 card and am quite impressed. Ultimately I’d like to see the PlanetCCRMA packages integrated into Fedora proper with perhaps an external repository for the -rt kernel and utilities, but until that day I patiently run a single non-Fedora/RH system amongst several happy Fedora/RH machines ;)

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